Section 3, Hoboksar River (Devonian of China)

Where: Xinjiang, China (46.6° N, 86.0° E: paleocoordinates 23.3° N, 62.0° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: crepida - marginifera zone, Lower Member (Hongguleleng Formation), Famennian (372.2 - 358.9 Ma)

• Judged to be the equivalent of the "Marly" beds of the Boulongour section.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marinelithified

• [Are these the same litho as those of the "Marly" beds as well? Authors don't say.]

Primary reference: N. G. Lane, J. A. Waters, and C. G. Maples. 1997. Echinoderm faunas of the Hongguleleng Formation, Late Devonian (Famennian), Xinjiang-Uyger Autonomous Region, People''s Republic of China. Journal of Paleontology Memoir 71(S47):1-43 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3565: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 04.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
 Poteriocrinina - Decadocrinidae
Decadocrinus xinjiangensis
 Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae
Eutaxocrinus chinaensis
Eutaxocrinus chinaensis Lane et al. 1997 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Chinacrinus nodosus n. gen. n. sp.
Chinacrinus nodosus n. gen. n. sp. Sea lily
originally entered as "? Chinacrinus nodosus"
 Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Uperocrinus zhaoae n. sp.
Uperocrinus zhaoae n. sp. Sea lily
Blastoidea
 Spiraculata -
Uyguroblastus conicus n. gen. n. sp.
Uyguroblastus conicus n. gen. n. sp. blastoid